This morning I was visited by the Beer Fairy. If you haven't had the pleasure, just imagine a miniature Mike Ditka, aviator glasses and all, in a non-descript sports jersey and tutu yelling "Da Beers!" The reason for tiny Ditka's visit: Da Brewmasters lineup. Below is a list of more than 70 breweries confirmed for the festival to date:
Abita Avery Ayinger Bass Bear Republic Blanche de Brussels Boulevard Breckenridge Brewery BrewDog Brooklyn Brewery Cave Creek Cooper's Deschutes Dixie Dogfish Head Dundee's Duvel Flying Dog Goulden Draak Great Divide Harpoon Hobgoblin Hoegaarden Hofbrau Hopus Imperial Indian Wells Kronenberg Lagunitas Landshark Leffe Lindeman's Maredsous Michelob Mississippi Mud Monk's Café Moylans New Belgium Newcastle North Coast Ommegang Orval Oskar Blues Paulaner Pike Pyramid Rahr & Sons Real Ale Redhook Saint Arnold Samuel Adams Samuel Smith San Miguel Shiner Sierra Nevada Southern Star Stella Artois Stone Brewing Co. Summit Twisted Pine Unibroue Victory Warsteiner Well's Widmer Woodchuck Xingu Young's Zeigenbock
Check back with EOW next week for specific beers being presented by each brewery. Due to TABC rules and regulations, you still won't be able to find this information on the sites for the event, venue or promoters.
The Brewmasters International Beer Festival will be held Labor Day Weekend (Sept. 3-6) at Moody Gardens on Galveston Island.
